Project description
On track for lighter, more comfortable trains
The goal of the EU-funded PIVOT2 project is to create lighter, more energy efficient passenger trains that are more comfortable for passengers and have a lower impact on the track in order to reduce the life cycle cost of the entire railway system. Ultimately, the aim of this initiative is to develop technologies that increase the operational reliability of trains. PIVOT2 has inherited the ambitions of Shift2Rail, which is the first European rail initiative to seek focussed research and innovation (R&I) and market-driven solutions by accelerating the integration of new and advanced technologies into innovative rail products.
Objective
PIVOT2 is a continuation of the PIVOT project which was scheduled to finish in September 2019.
PIVOT2 will build on the work and concepts of PIVOT and move all of these concepts to higher TRL levels.
The overall ambition of PIVOT2 is to develop technologies that are lighter, more energy efficient, more comfortable for passengers and with a lower impact on the track, thereby reducing the life cycle cost not only of the vehicle itself, but of the entire railway system. Technologies that increase the operational reliability of trains, causing less travel disruptions, ensuring that passengers get to destination on time and delivering a better service are also objectives. It is expected that technologies developed should automatically promote the increase of the transport capacity of railway lines.
The ambitions of Shift2Rail, which are inherited by PIVOT2, require substantial ground-breaking improvements in the six key technology areas addressed by the project. Indeed, current vehicle solutions are getting closer to their enhancement limits and new radical proposals must be envisaged to accomplish the goals. PIVOT2 will be dealing with the same five key technical demonstrator (TD) areas that were advanced in PIVOT, these are Car body shell, Running gear, Brakes, Accessibility and Doors and Modular Interiors. Within these areas the results are expected to achieve a TRL 7. A new TD for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) has been added which should achieve a TRL 4.
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81379 Munchen
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1210 Wien
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28290 Las Rozas De Madrid
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10587 Berlin
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59154 Crespin
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80809 Munchen
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2340 Modling
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1210 Wien
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1238 Budapest
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28906 Getafe
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10045 Piossasco To
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80000 Amiens
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83100 Avellino
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58454 Witten
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04435 Schkeuditz
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31008 Elze
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37701 Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps Cedex
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93200 St Denis
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10785 Berlin
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32423 Minden
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20200 Beasain
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20200 Beasain
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20009 Donostia San Sebastian
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20200 Beasain
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SE1 8SW LONDON
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HD1 3DH Huddersfield
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1249-109 Lisboa
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781 89 Borlange
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100 44 Stockholm
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8010 Graz
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01510 Vitoria-Gasteiz
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45200 Illescas
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01510 Vitoria Gasteiz
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01013 Vitoria
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45007 Toledo
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93400 Saint Ouen
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28906 Getafe
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20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
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93200 Saint-Denis
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